Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
अथ तानि सुवस्त्राणि मेचकाभानि तत्क्षणात् । जातानि स्फटिकाभानि तत्क्षणादेव कृत्स्नशः
atha tāni suvastrāṇi mecakābhāni tatkṣaṇāt | jātāni sphaṭikābhāni tatkṣaṇādeva kṛtsnaśaḥ
ते उत्तम वस्त्र, जे निळसर-श्याम दिसत होते, ते त्या क्षणीच स्फटिकासारखे उजळ झाले आणि तत्क्षणी सर्वस्वी परिवर्तित झाले।
Narrator (miracle description)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dark-blue garments suddenly flash into crystal-white brilliance, as if lit from within; onlookers recoil in wonder at the instantaneous change.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is shown as transformative—capable of immediate purification beyond ordinary expectation.
The jalāśaya tīrtha whose waters instantly remove even deep coloration, symbolizing complete purification.
Purificatory contact with tīrtha-water (washing/bathing) is implied as the means by which defilement is removed.